Swimming World Cup's Plan for Transgender Athletes Backfires
transgender women from competing in women's elite races. The category, which is open to those whose gender identity differs their birth sex, was deemed a "pioneering pilot project" on its launch.However, days before the Swimming World Cup is set to take place on October 6-8 in Berlin, Germany, it has been revealed that no competitors have signed up to compete in the newly created category.Addressing the lack of athletes signing up for the new category, the governing body said on Tuesday: "The World Aquatics open category working group will continue its work and engagement with the aquatics community on open category events."Even if there is no current demand at the elite level, the working group is planning to look at the possibility of including open category races at Masters events in the future."The news comes at a time when the inclusion of transgender women in women's sports has risen to the fore as a hotly-debated topic.
